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Power and Electrical Engineering

SiC Diodes Boost Efficiency in Commercial Power Converters

In the recently ended project MV-SiC, these diodes were tested in the sort of commercial converters used for large drives. SiC diodes reduce the complexity of…

Process Engineering

New Membrane Selectivity: Unlocking Hydrogen and Helium Flow

The selectivity is based on molecular size, the team reported in the journal Science. Hydrogen and helium pass relatively easily through the membrane, but…

Life & Chemistry

Rutgers Scientists Unveil Promising Molecules for Anti-Flu Medicine

A new way to attack flu viruses is taking shape in laboratories at Rutgers University, where scientists have identified chemical agents that block the virus's…

Health & Medicine

New theory in neuroscience by UNIST Research Team: common mechanisms in Fragile X and Down syndrome

A new common mechanism in Fragile X and Down syndrome has been identified by scientists at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea…

Information Technology

I2R and SMU strengthen security of iOS platform with mitigating measures on proof-of-concept attacks

Researchers from the Infocomm Security Department at A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and Singapore Management University’s (SMU) School of…

Studies and Analyses

Depression May Increase Your Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

“Depression is linked in other studies to illnesses such as cancer and stroke,” said study author Albert C. Yang, MD, PhD, with Taipei Veterans General…

Life & Chemistry

Sorting Molecules: A Breakthrough by Basel and Hamburg Scientists

Scientists at the University of Basel and the Center of Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg were able for the first time to successfully sort out single…

Health & Medicine

Lifestyle Diseases: A Growing Threat to Health Systems

“Our ability to make our health and social security systems to be sustainable and resilient to crises depends in no small part on how successful we can be in…

Technology Offerings

New CNTF-Analogue Offers Better Weight Control Options

A single mutation leads to a novel CNTF-analogue that is unable to interact with the IL-6 receptor. The CNTFR-specific analogue is a choice candidate to be…

Physics & Astronomy

CU, MIT Breakthrough in Photonics Boosts Electronics Speed

The research team, led by CU-Boulder researcher Milos Popovic, an assistant professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering, developed a new technique…

Process Engineering

Advancements in Continuous-Wave Terahertz Lasers Explained

Since the first quantum cascade (QC) laser was demonstrated in 1994 and implemented in THz regime in 2002, they have become one of the most important solid…

Trade Fair News

IVAM Product Market “High-tech for Medical Devices” at COMPAMED 2013

The IVAM Microtechnology Network will present the Product Market “High-tech for Medical Devices” and the “COMPAMED HIGH-TECH FORUM“ in hall 8a. At the joint…

Studies and Analyses

Acidity Affects Cell Membrane Properties: New Insights

Understanding and controlling bilayers’ properties is vital for advances in biology and biotechnology. Now an interdisciplinary team of Northwestern University…

Materials Sciences

Innovative Solutions for Pipeline Corrosion in Cold Climates

One of the most common methods to protect buried infrastructure—such as oil and gas transmission pipelines —from corrosion is the application of an external…

Health & Medicine

New Compound May Help Brain Aneurysm Survivors Avoid Stroke

They say their findings offer clues about the biological mechanisms that cause vasospasm, or constriction of blood vessels that reduces oxygen flow to the…

Life & Chemistry

Laser Propelled Cells: Advancing Optical Tweezers Technology

More than 40 years ago, the foundation for optical tweezers was laid when Arthur Ashkin demonstrated that near the focus of a laser beam, momentum transfer…

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